DPCA Detection of Moving Targets in Airborne Passive Radar

Author

Dawidowicz, B. ; Kulpa, K.S. ; Malanowski, M. ; Misiurewicz, J. ; Samczynski, P. ; Smolarczyk, M.

Author_Institution

Aeroflex Test Solutions, UK

Volume

48

Issue

2

fYear

2012

fDate

4/1/2012 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1347

Lastpage

1357

Abstract

A new approach to the passive coherent location (PCL) signal processing technique dedicated for use on mobile radar platforms is presented. The main goal of the research conducted was to present different aspects of an efficient space-time ground moving target indication (GMTI) algorithm for PCL radar mounted to airborne platforms. The algorithm described, based on displacement phase center antenna (DPCA), has been successfully tested with simulated and real-life data collected with an airborne passive radar demonstrator (PaRaDe).

Keywords

interference suppression; passive radar; radar antennas; radar clutter; radar detection; remote sensing by radar; DPCA detection; PCL signal processing technique; airborne passive radar demonstrator; displacement phase center antenna; mobile radar platforms; moving target detection; passive coherent location signal processing technique; space-time GMTI algorithm; space-time clutter cancellation method; space-time ground moving target indication algorithm; Clutter; Passive radar; Radar antennas; Receiving antennas; Transmitters;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9251

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TAES.2012.6178066

Filename

6178066